Autobond has chosen
Northprint for the worldwide launch of the MINI 105
TPHS (Thermal, Perfector, Heidelberg, Stacker) Laminator, which the
Derbyshire manufacturer believes will become one of its best selling
models. The new MINI 105 TPHS can laminate stock from A4 to B1, both
sides in one pass, at speeds of 60m/min, which equates to 5000 B1
sheets/hr or 7300 B2, while the landscape design gives it a foot-print
of only 2.8x2m. Autobond will also show at Northprint its MINI Digital
36, which has been designed to laminate output from digital presses.
The new MINI 105 TPHS has a Heidelberg Speedmaster rising pile back
separation stream feed head with a vacuum feed table, allowing
continuous and accurate feeding of a wide range of stock types. The
feed head is processor controlled and receives continuous job data from
a sophisticated encoder on the laminating roller. Reliability is
further aided by the extremely robust construction, which incorporates
30mm thick steel side plates.
"This is an important addition to our product line up and Northprint is
perfectly timed to introduce the MINI 105 TPHS, which will be the
largest laminator in Autobond's MINI series," said MD John Gilmore. "We
believe the laminator's speed, versatility and compact size will appeal
to a wide range of sheet fed printers, as well as the traditional
finishing or laminating trade house."
The laminator can apply matte or gloss OPP and acetate film on to stock
ranging from 90 to 650gsm. Features include Siemens electronics and a
touch screen control panel, PLC and inverter drives, a digital sheet
counter, adjustable anti-curl bar, pneumatically adjustable in-feed nip
rollers and a pneumatic air clutch to provide constant tension between
teh laminator and the sheeter. Siemens electronics allowed Autobond to
include remote diagnostics so that customers anywhere in the world can
have immediate help if they have a problem.
The MINI Digital TP has become a very popular model amongst digital
printers, who increasingly want to improve the image quality and
durability of the final printed product. This has traditionally
presented certain difficulties. Stock coming out of most digital
presses is low in moisture and high in static, making sheets difficult
to separate and feed. In addition, some toners, particularly oil-based
toners, are extremely difficult to get film to adhere to unless the
adhesive is heated to a high temperature and there is a substantial
amount of pressure in the laminator’s nip rollers.
The MINI Digital TP creates nine tones of pressure in the nip rollers
and, combined with the ability to heat the adhesive to 140°C
overcomes the traditional problems associated with laminating digital
print, ensuring good adhesion between the film and the sheet.
This easy to operate machine laminates stock single or double sided
from A4 to 36x 57cm at up to 30m/min, which equates to 4500 SRA3
sheets/hr. The footprint is only 2.2x1.1m, yet the MINI Digital TP
benefits from all of the features of the larger Autobond machines, such
as 30mm thick steel side panels.
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